Philips HDT8520 Freeview HD Recorder

Philips looks set to join the HD PVR (personal video recorder) market, with its HDT8520 HD recorder. This model sports 500GB worth of storage space, though that translates to about 125 minutes of HD video recording. The HDT8520 can pause live TV and has a three-hour buffer, just to make sure that you don’t miss out. It also features Dolby Digital 5.1 audio support, parental locking, and power consumption of under 1W in standby mode. The HDT8520 recorder will set you back £159 ($238).